Bannockburn battlers left with just their axes to grind

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A rally has been held on the site of the battle since 1932Colin Garvie

Times Staff

Published at 12:01AM, June 23 2012

Scots marking the anniversary of the 1314 Battle of Bannockburn have been banned from carrying replicas of the original weapons used

Scots wanting to mark the anniversary of the 1314 Battle of Bannockburn this
weekend have been banned from carrying replicas of the original weapons
used.

A rally has been held on the site of the battle, near Stirling, since 1932,
with a costumed march beforehand to celebrate the famous victory by Robert
the Bruce’s outnumbered force against Edward II’s army.

But following reports of an “incident” last year, when a car on the route was
allegedly hit with a shield and a Union Flag burnt, Stirling Council has
ordered march organisers, the Scottish Republican Socialist Movement, to
ensure that no